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Relikk · 16-07-2016 7:30pm

Which firmware version did that New 3DS XL come with, Steve?

Steve X2 · 16-07-2016 8:16pm

Relikk wrote: »

Which firmware version did that New 3DS XL come with, Steve?

Not sure, I updated it before I checked the version number.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 16-07-2016 10:33pm

I want a Japanese Mega Drive. I don't even know why - I just saw it while browsing ebay and said "that's gorgeous, I want that". Would I be able to just get it on its own and use the cables I already have from my own MD console? (Model 1). I was also looking at a few NTSC-J games and lord above the prices are mental.

I don't know I just would really like to build up a fresh collection

Atavan-Halen · 17-07-2016 1:27am

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I want a Japanese Mega Drive. I don't even know why - I just saw it while browsing ebay and said "that's gorgeous, I want that". Would I be able to just get it on its own and use the cables I already have from my own MD console? (Model 1). I was also looking at a few NTSC-J games and lord above the prices are mental.

I don't know I just would really like to build up a fresh collection

Yeah all the cables will work fine if its the same model.

BGOllie · 17-07-2016 9:17pm

kicking it at car boot sales these days

50 lot

o1s1n · 17-07-2016 9:48pm

BGOllie wrote: »

kicking it at car boot sales these days
50 lot

Have you invented a time machine and are hitting late 90s car boots? Because I can't think of any other explanation :eek:

Atavan-Halen · 17-07-2016 10:14pm

Not gaming related but I ordered a doorbell off amazon that plays the titanic theme song as one of the available sounds so pretty chuffed TBH.

I'll be singing "near, far, wherever you are...." Every time I get a takeaway.

o1s1n · 17-07-2016 10:55pm

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Not gaming related but I ordered a doorbell off amazon that plays the titanic theme song as one of the available sounds so pretty chuffed TBH.

I'll be singing "near, far, wherever you are...." Every time I get a takeaway.

Senior Ding Dong required in 5,4,3,2...

BGOllie · 17-07-2016 11:32pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Have you invented a time machine and are hitting late 90s car boots? Because I can't think of any other explanation :eek:

It's really about consistency, going to a LOT of places and building relationship.
I get talking to the vendors behind the stands, ask them how, where they find stuff themselves and if they run across video games in their trade. Most of them do but don't bother trying to sell them as they don't know enough.

CiDeRmAn · 17-07-2016 11:36pm

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

Not gaming related but I ordered a doorbell off amazon that plays the titanic theme song as one of the available sounds so pretty chuffed TBH.

I'll be singing "near, far, wherever you are...." Every time I get a takeaway.

Celine Dione tunes on your doorbell, is this actually Canadian acclimatisation gone mad?

Star Lord · 18-07-2016 10:51am

Mmmm, shiny!

Firefox11 · 18-07-2016 12:51pm

Got this yesterday.

CiDeRmAn · 18-07-2016 3:37pm

Are we at maximum retro?
Yes, yes we are....

Old Black and White TV liberated from my uncle's attic,
this anachronistic device was heading for the recycle centre, otherwise know as the place where perfectly good CRTs go to die.
I can hear this old set cackle, as televisions some 30 years it's junior were getting thrown into a cage unceremoniously, to be broken down into parts, and here is this tv, obsolete by the 70's when it was bought, getting a new home 40+ years later!
And Atari Pong looks amazing on it, whatever it is about the tube in this old set, it's kinda warm and fuzzy.... though that might be down to the tubes and transistors....

o1s1n · 18-07-2016 3:41pm

Maximum envy :eek: - that's gorgeous!

edit - any idea what year it's from? Lovely seeing a CRT that old still working.

Star Lord · 18-07-2016 3:51pm

Looks a lot like the old telly we had when I was a kid, same kind of dials etc... though I think ours had a 'wooden' casing, whereas that looks like white/cream plastic or bakelite

CiDeRmAn · 18-07-2016 3:53pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Maximum envy :eek: - that's gorgeous!

edit - any idea what year it's from? Lovely seeing a CRT that old still working.

I think it's from the 70's, early.
They were still making them on into the 80's, I had one for my ZX Spectrum for a while back in '85, and it was similar but a little more modern, if that's possible.
I have been looking for one for a while and they were always just too far away to collect or the person selling it was looking for too much as it was R@RE!!! or !!!RETRO!!!! and so worth a lot of money.
My guess is that most of them ended up in a skip somewhere a long time ago, before recycling took off.

I have a few Pong clones around, including an Ingersoll one somewhere, might try them out, but it is nice.
A colour set never made the Atari Pong look it's best, and that old girl deserves it.

CiDeRmAn · 18-07-2016 3:53pm

Star Lord wrote: »

Mmmm, shiny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNnR5Vxx4ME

Star Lord · 18-07-2016 3:55pm

I'm sure your NES multi-cart with RE5 graphic is as legit as they come...

CiDeRmAn · 18-07-2016 3:57pm

Star Lord wrote: »

I'm sure your NES multi-cart with RE5 graphic is as legit as they come...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6oKjuvA55g

Star Lord · 18-07-2016 4:00pm

Here's a pic of Ciderman and I, taken earlier today... :pac:

BGOllie · 18-07-2016 4:03pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Are we at maximum retro?
Yes, yes we are....

Old Black and White TV liberated from my uncle's attic,

there was one just like that in gorgeous red casing at the car boot last sunday. Guy was asking €120 for it :eek:

CiDeRmAn · 18-07-2016 4:04pm

A true ROMance... SITE for sore eye's....

CiDeRmAn · 18-07-2016 4:16pm

BGOllie wrote: »

there was one just like that in gorgeous red casing at the car boot last sunday. Guy was asking €120 for it :eek:

I blame hipsters, Damn you hipsters!

eddhorse · 18-07-2016 4:24pm

That TV is gorgeous !! What size is it?

Tomo.Murphy · 18-07-2016 5:57pm

Saw a TV similar to that in the window of a charity shop on Aungier street this morning when I was passing it on the way to work. Only caught a glimpse of it though. Too busy with Pokemon go...

CiDeRmAn · 18-07-2016 6:07pm

eddhorse wrote: »

That TV is gorgeous !! What size is it?

Not sure, I think it's14" but it could be slightly smaller, like 12 or 13".
I only need it for the visuals, the hi-tech mastery of Atari means that the game audio is a series of beeps from a speaker in the console.
The Pong machine is heavy too, due to the series of D cells powering it!
I imported the Pong console, Atari Super Pong to be specific, from the states, it's the second home machine they released.
I must pick up the original one at some point.

The Last Bandit · 18-07-2016 8:26pm

Looks class

Doge · 18-07-2016 10:29pm

If Cidey was a CRT instead lf a hooman its totally the one type he'd be!

Sure his skull is a bit wooden and thick, and his knob may not work the way it used to but he's still our favourite Retro Hooman!

o1s1n · 19-07-2016 11:14am

Doge wrote: »

If Cidey was a CRT instead lf a hooman its totally the one type he'd be!

Sure his skull is a bit wooden and thick, and his knob may not work the way it used to but he's still our favourite Retro Hooman!

One has to question how you would know this :pac:

Steve X2 · 19-07-2016 8:48pm

Few bits in today.

Wanted an unmodified PC Engine as the ones I have are all RGB modded.

That is/was a new and sealed Sensi down there. The old one I have has seen better days as its the copy I had as a kid

Few nice games mixed in amongst the average(as well as a few sealed ones).

Also got some cables etc for the consoles that nobody wants to see.

OwaynOTT · 19-07-2016 9:17pm

Oh ohh! Sonic Wings 2. Much thanks to that post.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 19-07-2016 11:23pm

Steve X2 wrote: »

Few bits in today.

Let me know if you play the JoJos game

I think that's the Wrrrry meme came from.

Steve X2 · 20-07-2016 12:13pm

That fancy NES arrived in the post this morning just before I left for work. I had a quick look and have a feeling it’ll be sitting in a glass case as it’s just too nice to actually play on

There’s gold flecks in the black paint and the Zelda logo looks a lot better than I thought it might. It looks and feels like it’s got about 5-8 layers of clear coat on it, so feels quite nice to the touch.

I don’t think it would be to everyone’s taste, but I’m really glad I went for it.
Pics later this evening.

Steve X2 · 20-07-2016 9:46pm

Self indulgent post alert! Too many pics for one item, sorry.
None of the pics do it justice(the gold bits in the black paint look like dust, but are very nice indeed in person), but here's some anyway.

Linoud · 20-07-2016 10:07pm

Steve X2 wrote: »

Self indulgent post alert! Too many pics for one item, sorry.
None of the pics do it justice(the gold bits in the black paint look like dust, but are very nice indeed in person), but here's some anyway.

Ooh it's pretty..

Doge · 20-07-2016 11:18pm

Have to say I rather have that than some dull, drab looking grey NES!

I don't care what the purists say!

CiDeRmAn · 21-07-2016 1:08am

Steve X2 wrote: »

Self indulgent post alert! Too many pics for one item, sorry.
None of the pics do it justice(the gold bits in the black paint look like dust, but are very nice indeed in person), but here's some anyway.

Andrew76 · 21-07-2016 2:08am

Doge wrote: »

Have to say I rather have that than some dull, drab looking grey NES!

I don't care what the purists say!

Oi! White, black and grey with a dash of red - the original NES look is iconic. :cool:

I bet you'd put go faster stripes on a Ferrari eh.

Actually Steve - did it come with matching controllers or is it just the base unit itself? Does look very well done.

Star Lord · 21-07-2016 6:41am

Andrew76 wrote: »

Actually Steve - did it come with matching controllers or is it just the base unit itself? Does look very well done.

You're asking if the collar matches the cuffs?

CiDeRmAn · 21-07-2016 10:17am

Star Lord wrote: »

You're asking if the collar matches the cuffs?

It's OK, you can get a bottle from your local beauty salon that you can brush into delicate areas and.... wait... forget I said anything....
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..
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Need to rinse it out now, starting to burn...

CiDeRmAn · 21-07-2016 10:21am

Andrew76 wrote: »

Oi! White, black and grey with a dash of red - the original NES look is iconic. :cool:

I bet you'd put go faster stripes on a Ferrari eh.

Steve's Ferrari

Edit: I should really have said "Steve's other Ferrari"....

Steve X2 · 21-07-2016 11:08am

Andrew76 wrote: »

Actually Steve - did it come with matching controllers or is it just the base unit itself? Does look very well done.

No, it's just the base unit. I might do a simple controller paint job myself, but in reality this isnt going to get played on much

Doge · 21-07-2016 7:09pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

Oi! White, black and grey with a dash of red - the original NES look is iconic. :cool:

I bet you'd put go faster stripes on a Ferrari eh.

Actually Steve - did it come with matching controllers or is it just the base unit itself? Does look very well done.

Iconic me hole. It's a big oversized rectangular box designed to look like a VCR ffs! :pac:

Hardly comparable to a Ferrari.

The Famicom is a truly brilliant design just a shame about the wine colour.

Myrddin · 21-07-2016 7:13pm

Doge wrote: »

Iconic me hole. It's a big rectangular box designed to look like a VCR ffs! :pac:

Ah it's a console many of us grew up looking at, iconic enough for me

Doge · 21-07-2016 7:23pm

In fact if that exact NES Steve bought was actually an official limited edition Nintendo product back in the Day, I can guarantee the collectors on here would pay silly money for it and praise how aesthetically pleasing it is.

CiDeRmAn · 21-07-2016 8:00pm

I think the custom job is lovely Steve, and like Nu Ghostbusters, just because you don't appreciate the new version the old one hasn't been deprecated or depreciated at all, so we can still enjoy the glory of the grey and black brick regardless of the shiny paint finish on the NES of Steve's choosing.

Steve X2 · 21-07-2016 8:44pm

Some bits in.

Few games and a mem card for the AES

A Dreamcast.

Packing a little extra. VGA output onboard and a LINK83 bios chip.

eddhorse · 21-07-2016 9:57pm

Thread hijacker, should just get your own, i look forward to seeing all these on display?

Steve X2 · 21-07-2016 10:29pm

eddhorse wrote: »

Thread hijacker, should just get your own, i look forward to seeing all these on display?

Ah, I'll get bored soon enough and stop posting my daily retro gets. That's usually what happens

eddhorse · 22-07-2016 12:26am

Steve X2 wrote: »

Ah, I'll get bored soon enough and stop posting my daily retro gets. That's usually what happens

And then sell them all to us for half the price?

Keep it up, well jealous of some of those

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